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Problem: Minimum Number of Pushes to Type Word II

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Explore how to devise an optimal letter-to-key mapping on a telephone keypad to minimize the number of presses required to type a given word. This lesson helps you understand problem-solving strategies related to permutations and tracking data for efficient input simulation in programming challenges.

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The keys (numbered 22 to 99) on a telephone keypad are associated with specific groups of lowercase English letters. Below is an example of how letters can be mapped to keys on a telephone keypad.

Note: The keys 11, *, 00, and #\# do not map to any letters.

In the above mapping, the key 22 is mapped with letters ["a", "b", "c"]; pressing it once types "a", pressing it twice types "b", and pressing it three times types "c".

Any mapping is possible as long as each letter is assigned to exactly one key, and keys can be mapped to any number of distinct letters.

Given a string, word, consisting of lowercase English letters, return the minimum number of pushes needed to type it after remapping the keys.

Note: No mapping is provided in the input. You can devise any mapping if needed.

Constraints:

  • 11 \leq word.length 103\leq 10^3

  • word consists of only lowercase English letters.

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Problem: Minimum Number of Pushes to Type Word II

Medium
30 min
Explore how to devise an optimal letter-to-key mapping on a telephone keypad to minimize the number of presses required to type a given word. This lesson helps you understand problem-solving strategies related to permutations and tracking data for efficient input simulation in programming challenges.

Statement

The keys (numbered 22 to 99) on a telephone keypad are associated with specific groups of lowercase English letters. Below is an example of how letters can be mapped to keys on a telephone keypad.

Note: The keys 11, *, 00, and #\# do not map to any letters.

In the above mapping, the key 22 is mapped with letters ["a", "b", "c"]; pressing it once types "a", pressing it twice types "b", and pressing it three times types "c".

Any mapping is possible as long as each letter is assigned to exactly one key, and keys can be mapped to any number of distinct letters.

Given a string, word, consisting of lowercase English letters, return the minimum number of pushes needed to type it after remapping the keys.

Note: No mapping is provided in the input. You can devise any mapping if needed.

Constraints:

  • 11 \leq word.length 103\leq 10^3

  • word consists of only lowercase English letters.